Big Lessons From Little Places

Big Lessons from Little Places

"Churchwide discussions on structure and growth tend to focus on the importance of increasing “butts in the pews and bucks in the plates.” Suggestions have been made on merging smaller dioceses to create larger ones and closing the doors of congregations which do not have Sunday attendance of at least 200. This is a model of scarcity without consideration of the value and abundance to be found in small churches. Discover the roles, possibilities, promise, and potential of being a small church! Travel with Kay Collier McLauglin as she takes the back roads and byways of the United States, visiting small churches that are making a difference in their community. Each chapter tells a story about an example of faithfulness in the life of a small congregation and relates that story to the essentials of faithful living and being church. The book challenges the decision-makers in the Episcopal Church to think beyond traditional measures and shortterm economic fixes to discover the life-giving opportunities and models presented by the smallest congregations.

Big Lessons from Little-known Letters

11 Big Lessons I've Learned as a Little Person

Being born into a world, where fitting in was not an option, triumphs and defeats are not uncommon in Monica Taddeo’s life. Born with achondroplasia, a form of dwarfism, this New York Author chronicles her life from her youngest years to the present with the life-changing lessons she has learned along the way. As young as three, Monica underwent her first major surgery followed up by in her tween years undergoing extended limb-lengthening surgeries as well as other corrective surgeries into her later life. Over twenty surgeries and many lessons later, Monica continues the journey to find her true self through her determination, strength and courage.